Catoosa Resident Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Pamela Kathryn Conley, age 61, of Catoosa, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation of False Income Tax Returns, which is punishable by up to three years of incarceration and a $250,000 fine.

According to investigators, between 2017 and 2020, Conley aided and assisted in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent IRS Form 1040 tax returns on behalf of her clients, resulting in fraudulent refunds.  Conley fabricated deduction amounts for clients that were unsupported by receipt evidence, including claims for medical expenses, charitable contributions, casualty theft losses, real property and personal property taxes, and job-related expenses, all of which Conley knew to be materially false and fraudulent.

The charges arose from an investigation by the IRS-Criminal Investigations, with assistance from the United States Secret Service.

The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea, and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.  Conley is currently in federal custody, serving a sentence imposed by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma for other criminal conduct.

Special Assistant United States Attorney Michael Pahl and Assistant United States Attorney Kara Traster represented the United States.